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2000 Ford Excursion “CopperHead7.3”
About the 2000–2005 Ford Excursion
from the generation archive
The 2000 model year introduced the Ford Excursion, a full-size SUV built on the Super Duty pickup chassis and sharing its frame, suspension, and engines with the three-quarter-ton F-250 and one-ton F-350 trucks. Ford built the Excursion at Kentucky Truck Assembly in Louisville for the 2000 through 2005 model years as a single generation. The 2000-2005 Ford Excursion measured 226.7 inches long on a 137.1-inch wheelbase, the largest and longest-wheelbase SUV Ford ever produced, with a gasoline curb weight near 7,200 pounds and a diesel curb weight near 7,700 pounds. The Excursion offered the 5.4L Triton V8 (255 horsepower) as the standard gasoline engine and the 6.8L Triton V10 (310 horsepower) as the gasoline upgrade. The diesel option was the 7.3L Power Stroke turbo-diesel V8 (235 horsepower at launch, up to 250 horsepower) from 2000 through 2003, replaced partway through the 2003 model year by the 6.0L Power Stroke turbo-diesel V8 (325 horsepower), which the Excursion used through 2005. Ford fitted a steel under-bumper crash bar called the BlockerBeam to lower the front structure toward passenger-car bumper height. Ford ended Excursion production after 2005 as fuel prices rose and demand for the largest SUVs fell.
The story
Purchased from a drunk meth-head in Jan2010- Original 7.3 that was Non-Cat for Canadian production as soon as she left the Kentucky plant. Still smooth after she warms up but needs some tlc- getting close to needing a rebuild- Before she came to live with us, she was a battered woman and it has taken the last 5 years with our good Christian family to temper the past abuses. Gentleness, synthetic only, and good filters- She loves San Diego County, drives to the desert, beaches, mountains and the long drives to our home state of Washington, God's Country. Rotella T6, K&N in Banks Cold Air Intake, Stancor GPR, upgraded aftermarket hi-flow water pump, upgraded A/C system that I replaced at home from compressor down to original tubing, Banks TRANSCOMMAND® with Monster Exhaust® (older 3.5 system, not upgraded to 4 yet), Bilstein single remote reservoir shocks front & 5165's in rear, Amp Research steps to help slight people get in (everyone in my family except me) + new controler, dual Optima Reds, new hub assys, new ball joints, getting new sway links and bushings with professionally mfr'd at home QDs for desert/mountain travels and blasting through the desert flats and breakneck hill climbs in the Anza Borrego (NEVER with Scouts onboard, but they can watch and take photos and video all they wish), 6.5" lift (before my care, no idea of mfr, but solid), ProComp 315/75-16E on old school Alu Eagles (no hub covers on front), Warn manual Gold-Hubs, new side mirrors that function as advertised, getting HPOP sealed soon when schedule permits. Overall, she has done EVERYTHING and then some of anything I or anyone else has asked of her, and even tho she's faaarrrr from being in the F650 or above classes, she has always performed far above expectation. She is my supertruck, my kiddos refer to her as my Monster Truck even tho they've been to MonsterJam and know better, and my wife accepts the fact that CopperHead is ''The other Woman," but we all get along fine. Getting ready to put a good man-rack on top and remove forever the chincy stock plastic. I'm a welder and a CWI, Certified Welding Inspector- I always get it done. SEABEE mechanic, millwright, machinist (light), apprentice BlackSmith, woodcutter, adventurer, BSA Troop parent volunteer and Mass-gear-hauler (700lbs on a couple trips, 500 of that on a hitch mount cargo carrier I built in '08 on 2 110DegF days on leave in Washington, MosesHole area), son, brother, father, husband, Man of God following in His Way, Anza Borrego and Laguna Mt area explorer, holder of the key to fire in Sheep Cyn (on a 25DegF evening with Scout-cicles encamped on the area around the corner from Cougar Cyn): washtub firepit and more oak/manzanita than one Troop can use in one night, but we will be warm whether our water bottles freeze or not. Please email if this is of interest, God Bless you on your Journey and all your endeavors- Paul — 7-3CopperHead
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